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I found a 1987 publication in the ASM Journal of Virology (https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/jvi.61.4.1125-1135.1987?download=true) by Balachandran, et al, that reports gG antigenic cross reactivity between HSV-2, ebstein-Barr virus (EBV), and cytomegalovirus (CMV). Since EBV and CMV can cause Mono, which I was diagnosed with last week (3 days after my blood draw for HSV testing), is it realistic to believe that the IgG value of 10.50 for HSV-2 was actually the antibody response to EBV or CMV given their antigenic cross-reactivity? Additionally, is it reasonable to expect a similar potential false positive from the Western Blot due to this antigenic cross reactivity?
Sorry for the very in the weeds question, but any insight you have into this topic could help relieve the crippling anxiety this diagnosis has caused me.
Thank you!